DOJ, Texas

DOJ says federal election monitors won't enter polling sites after lawsuit filed by Texas AG
The DOJ initially said it would send monitors to eight Texas counties, including Harris and Waller, to monitor for compliance with federal civil rights laws.
Texas, Missouri judges deny requests to block DOJ from sending poll monitors
U.S. judges have denied requests from the Republican-led states of Missouri and Texas to block the federal government from sending lawyers to their states on Election Day to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws.
Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls
Federal judges denied two states’ requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. Missouri and Texas asked federal courts to keep DOJ lawyers away from their polls.
Federal election monitors to remain outside Texas polling places after agreement with Texas AG
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed the Department of Justice’s efforts to prevent civil rights violations at the polls amounted to “intimidation”
SD Secretary of State permits DOJ monitoring in letter, but won't allow feds to poll watch
Justice Department monitors will be allowed to observe the voting process in four South Dakota counties, but not as "poll watchers."
DOJ sued over plans to monitor polls in Missouri
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft brought a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, alleging it overstepped its authority by arranging for federal officials to monitor polls in St. Louis on Election Day.
Missouri Secretary of State sues DOJ for monitoring voting rights compliance
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has filed a lawsuit alongside Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to block the U.S. Department of Justice from being at polling places on Election Day.
MO officials oppose federal monitors at polling sites
On this Election Day eve, there's already a potential wrench in the works at polling places in the City of St. Louis.
Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors
The Republican-led state of Missouri on Monday asked a judge to block the Justice Department from dispatching lawyers to St. Louis to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. Missouri’s attorney general and secretary of state claimed in the lawsuit that,
Dallas Morning News on MSN22h
US DOJ agrees not to enter Texas polling locations on Election Day after Paxton lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice changed course and agreed to not send election monitors into polling places in eight Texas ...
The Daily Signal18h
After Being Sued, DOJ Agrees Not To Interfere in Texas Election
Within a few hours of being sued, the U.S. Department of Justice agrees not to interfere in Tuesday’s election process in ...
KXAN1d
Texas withdraws request to block U.S. Justice Department from monitoring state’s elections
The move follows an agreement reached late Monday between the federal agency and the Texas attorney general’s office. The ...
Hoodline1d
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over DOJ Election Monitoring in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues the Biden Administration over the presence of DOJ election monitors in state polls.
FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN1d
DOJ agrees to keep federal election monitors out of Texas polling places, central count locations
The Department of Justice said it would send federal election monitors to polling locations in 8 Texas counties. Attorney ...
DOJ agrees to not send monitors inside polling places after Ken Paxton files last-minute suit
“Texans run Texas elections, and we will not be bullied by the Department of Justice,” Paxton said in a statement Tuesday. ...
Courthouse News Service2d
Texas, DOJ agree on terms for federal agents monitoring polling locations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is a co-plaintiff in the suit alongside the state, had argued that the DOJ’s ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN3d
Texas tells DOJ to stay away from polling places on Election Day
“Rest assured that Texas has robust processes and procedures in place to ensure that eligible voters may participate in a ...